"5.12" Wenchuan Earthquake and the "6.18" asbestos after the earthquake, the State Council Shimian identified as one of 51 severely affected counties. Push through a comprehensive disaster recovery and reconstruction, the local characteristics of asbestos orange yellow fruit agriculture industry has expanded rapidly, "Asbestos yellow citrus fruit" geographical indications of agricultural products has been the national title on March 18 this year, "The First China Cultural Festival yellow citrus fruit" in the asbestos County held.
It is understood that citrus fruit is orange yellow and orange varieties of the natural resources of rare hybrid formation, mature fresh fruits in the off-season from March to April, is recognized by experts in Sichuan Province with independent intellectual property rights only hybrid citrus varieties In Shimian has 230 years of history. Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, vice president, said Wang Zhihui, deputy magistrate Shimian current asbestos orange yellow fruit cultivation and production ranks first in the country, has become a major support from the county's agricultural output value of billions of dollars the first planting project.
Source: Huaxi Dushi Bao
